![]() ![]() “The 15-minute city isn’t necessarily an equitable or just city,” Benton-Short said.Įven if a 15-minute city is a desirable goal, it isn’t always practical. A community could succeed at transforming into a 15-minute city and fail at retaining affordable housing for lower-income residents. The more attractive and self-sufficient an urban or suburban neighborhood becomes, the higher property values are likely to climb. One is the danger of runaway gentrification. ![]() The e-bike group surveyed 1,000 Americans and found 3 in 4 people would live in a 15-minute city.Īnother recent survey, by the Rosslyn Business Improvement District in Northern Virginia, found 21 percent of respondents moved to a 15-minute city during the pandemic, and another 43 percent said they were likely to move to one in the next few years.Ĭonspiracy theories aside, there are potential downsides to the 15-minute city. “People are overwhelmingly in support of 15-minute cities if you define it for them,” said Rachel Kirsch, a senior creative strategist at the consumer site. While the 15-minute city has become a loaded term, most Americans seem to like the ideas behind it. The pushback against 15-minute cities in America seems rooted in the sanctity of the automobile, “about as close to a secular god as we have in this country,” joked Thomas Campanella, a historian of city planning at Cornell University. Those street closures sparked some protests, but not nearly to the extent reported in Britain. You should have access to parks.”Īmerican cities did much the same thing during COVID with a network of “streeteries,” closing roads to traffic and repurposing the pavement for diners and drinkers. You should have access to the place you live. “You should have access to the place you work. “People want to have all the things they need relatively close by,” said Andrew Rumbach, senior fellow at the Urban Institute. Three years later, remote work endures, and the 15-minute city feels within reach. People rediscovered the simple joys of sidewalks and parks. The societal conversation about 15-minute cities “emerged as part of the COVID experience,” said Lisa Benton-Short, a professor of geography at George Washington University.ĭuring the pandemic lockdown, many Americans abandoned daily commutes and re-centered their lives around their homes. Social media posts warned of citizens being imprisoned in their neighborhoods and separated from their cars, a distinctly un-American prospect. ![]() In early 2023, the concept became swept up in a swirl of conspiracy theories. Not until this year, though, did the 15-minute city reap its 15 minutes of global fame. A new iteration of old demographic ideas drew attention in 2020 as a pillar in the campaign platform of Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris. ![]()
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